Surviving The Fourth Calamity

Rosero thought carefully for a moment before decisively answering, ”Then, the things in Delphus’s hands can only be more.

He must have found the secret mines of the Defense Tower.”

”Hmm?” ’Aislin’ was somewhat puzzled, ”Like the Cat’s Eye Ore Mine of the Gilbert Family?”

”What kind of mine is that?

In this energy-deprived world, gemstones, as precious as they are, cannot compare to pure Energy Baryte.

Even though this world deeply hates us outsiders and strives to develop its Law Energy in ways unfavorable to us, it still must adhere to certain laws.

However, he can hide these crystal mines formed by concentrated energy deep within the earth.

And the earth... you know what the situation is.

Neither the mages nor we can break the seal formed by his will using the entire world.

Unless we completely destroy this world.

But that would not align with our goals.

Moreover, these energy mines contain the Law Energy of this world, which does not benefit us much.

We’re not going to sacrifice our power to help those mages.

They are just subordinates, or... haha~

In any case, it’s not worth it.

However, if they themselves are capable, we can certainly profit from them.

After all, gold is innocent.

But to achieve this, at the very least, one must possess attributes related to the earth.

While one may not necessarily control the earth to help, relying on energy with Earth Attribute to open a tunnel would temporarily lose its self-repair capability.

If a somewhat powerful Archmage wishes to create a deep and sufficiently secretive passage, it is pretty easy.

The Defense Tower is this world’s last Magic Tower with Earth Attribute.” Rosero looked at ’Aislin’ and said candidly, ”So, they are very wealthy.

Honestly, when our Sia Tower decisively acted initially, it was due to concerns that other Magic Towers with close trade relations with the Defense Tower would intervene to help them.

Though we have publicly declared we won’t sharply raise resource prices after occupying the Defense Tower’s territory.

But you know, sometimes, the feeling of transaction differs between merchants who need to get along with others and those who look down upon others, even if offering the same price.

Presumably, Miss Aislin has experienced this kind of difference.

Hence, we must decisively resolve the Defense Tower with movements faster than Thunder while those Magic Towers were still hesitating.

But this also brought some minor troubles.

Only the Tower Master knew the secret, and we had no chance to get our hands on it.

The Defense Tower’s master was exceptionally fierce, leaving no room... those few who died from the Neutral Faction were taken away together.

Therefore, we always suspect the Defense Tower... has some undiscovered energy mines.”

His voice softened slightly, ”But, how does Delphus know?

I have always thought his identity should be similar to Gilbert Hainarson.

Merely, his relationship with the Defense Tower is much closer...

Uh, what surprises you?”

Rosel looked at ’Aislin’s’ peculiar expression and couldn’t help but smile, ”It seems your past relationship with Gilbert was indeed quite good.”

’Aislin’ opened her mouth, then suddenly remembered recent events, feeling that denial doesn’t quite match reality, so she helplessly shook her head, ”It depends on who you’re comparing with.”

Then she couldn’t help but curiously ask, ”But as far as I can see, Delphus, from the very beginning, was filled with hostility towards the Defense Tower.

He hates his birthplace more than you do.”

From Rosero’s tone, ’Aislin’ could judge that Delphus’s origin was not a secret... or rather, in Glaysia, it wasn’t hidden at all.

It’s just that he thought he had cleaned up his past thoroughly enough... well, Glaysia knows, and it doesn’t matter.

As long as Delphus demonstrates sufficient loyalty... or rather an exceptionally genuine hatred for everything from his past, Glaysia couldn’t wish more for a few more individuals like him.

”The Hainarson Family would never send its excellent offspring as spies to others.” Rosero smiled, ”That family, though embroiled in quite a few matters, truly stands as a, um, principled and reputable among the so-called Nobles.

Of course, they want to climb higher, but they won’t gamble the future of their entire family.

You see how well they have hidden their Mutated Cat’s Eye Mine!

Even Delphus, who can locate the Defense Tower’s most secretive mines, couldn’t be certain beforehand.”

”I think your eyes are filled with ambition and... contempt.” ’Aislin’ tilted her head and looked at him, ”So, what are you thinking? Can you share it with me?

I’ll treat you to some wine.”

At the moment, the two of them had already walked into Aislin’s meticulously decorated hall together.

Her attendants usually stayed at the bottom of the Magic Tower, unless summoned by Aislin, they would never appear in more dangerous areas... Compared to Aislin’s contemplative disciples, they understand better that the black in front of them is no longer black, and the white in front of them is no longer white.

Perhaps because she finally tasted what it means to have no choice, the ever whimsical Aislin, who had never cared for the lives of those at the bottom, showed a rare understanding at this moment.

In her frequently used area, Aislin chose to use puppets... With Rosero around, she lacked nothing of the sort.

She couldn’t be said to be truly malicious, but, the old her, indeed lacked empathy.

No one knows what kind of enlightenment ’Aislin’s’ resurrection brought her, but after she felt herself on the brink of collapse, Aislin’s baseline for being a person was raised a bit.

’Aislin’ might not fully understand, but she actually welcomes the increased presence of those who constrain Aislin.

In her view, no matter what happens in this world, nothing can supersede her survival.

She doesn’t even care about Glaysia’s feelings, what else would she care about?

’Aislin’ took out the Moonlight Rose Wine, which the other self was very satisfied with, and poured Rosero a glass.

The White Robe Mage naturally drank that glass of wine and then subtly frowned: ”The taste is quite nice, just a bit too sweet.

I might not be quite used to it.”

’Aislin’ laughed, ”Gilbert studied this using the brewing method for Mint Wine, added honey, so it might be a bit sweet.

However, the aroma of the Moonlight Rose itself is quite strong.”

Rosero nodded, slightly pushed the wine glass away: ”Many female mages love using the blossoms of Moonlight Rose to make desserts.

However, we aren’t very fond of it.

The Sia Tower retains a variety of food types, I still prefer drinking Lime Gold Wine.

Would Miss Aislin like to try it?”

”I understand lime, what does ’gold’ refer to?”

”It’s a golden herb, the brewed wine has a particularly cool flavor, perfect for enjoying alone in the dead of night.”

’Aislin’ smiled slightly, ”Then, is it a strong liquor?”

”Compared to this...” Rosero pointed to the Moonlight Rose Wine on the table, ”Probably, most of the alcohol in Sia Tower could be considered strong.”

”Then I will still drink this.” ’Aislin’ gently crossed her legs, ”After all, Master Ruth doesn’t really like us consuming things that might affect our control.

So, I have absolutely no tolerance for alcohol.”

Rosero didn’t know what ’Aislin’ was probing with this wine, but he could feel that the other party already got a satisfactory answer.

As smart as he is, he naturally wouldn’t pursue answers to questions that shouldn’t be asked, so he simply smiled, returning to the previous topic: ”The Delphus Family probably has connections with several Tower Masters of the Defense Tower.

The Defense Tower is indeed considered united, but, you should know the unity among mages.

Striving for a common goal does not prevent them from scheming against each other.

There’s even more of that within the mage families.

Therefore, Delphus ultimately, even with such great talents and such high status, was sent to become an apprentice at Sia Tower, naturally as a result of many calculations.

Although the Hainarson Family has internal conflicts, they are very clear that their future needs to rely on mages.

They at most are unwilling to pay too much but would never make their family’s best offspring a sacrificial piece.

Especially those legitimate descendants who are privy to many of the family secrets.

More surprisingly, when they sent Delphus to Sia Tower, they surprisingly didn’t consider erasing his memory.”

”After erasing memory, how could Delphus still care about the existence of his family...” ’Aislin’ has seen too many of the grievances and vendettas in this world, she of course instantly understood what happened.

Delphus’s family, must be used as a bargaining chip to make Delphus hesitate.

”But he still wasn’t deterred.” Rosero chuckled, ”The only thing he managed to do was to keep silent about his origins, not exposing that scheming behind-the-scenes person.

Yet he indeed has completely regarded himself as part of Sia Tower.”

”I am somewhat unclear...” ’Aislin’ couldn’t help frowning, ”How dare they?”

”Probably because Delphus is indeed the cherished and valued child in that small family.” Rosero pressed the corner of his mouth, ”He has known from a young age that he is the child of the Defense Tower’s future Tower Master.

His family values him greatly, allowing him to learn a lot about the Defense Tower from a young age.”

’Aislin’ listened, seemingly understanding yet not, but then suddenly had a flash of insight: ”Who exactly is Delphus’s parent?”

”Heh~” Rosero narrowed his eyes with a smile, ”It’s naturally that Tower Master who told him all the Defense Tower’s secrets~.”